Is a guy born in Canada an American by birth?
Not if the Canadians say he isn't, they're likely to say he's one of them.
Is the son of a Cuban citizen born in Canada an American?
Not to simple minded Americans living in the forgotten flyover country like me.
But...in our good grace and humanity, we certainly will adopt that person and call him or her one of US. We will let them do anything and be anything, just like US, expect be President.
The FFs made that one office only for those who have no foreign blemishes on their title or their loyalty or whatever.
Others, like you, have tried to change that highest standard for their own reasons, just like your team here, but that none the less is the highest standard for the highest office until redefined.
But isn't redefining your way?
Like redefining marriage or what the second amendment says or any other thing you want to change, such as historically calling communism and socialism "progressive" or "liberalism", your team just changes to an accepted name and adopts the title until the altered definition is tolerated until accepted.
It's worked all over the world, why wouldn't it work here, right? So far, it has!
Thank You for giving US our obamanation: Romans 1:18-32
You and I would do well to prepare for the counteroffer.
Not if the Canadians say he isn't, they're likely to say he's one of them.
Is it logic that has compelled you to conclude that Canadian law should dictate to us who we can select for our president? I prefer that we choose who we can select for our president. The Canadians are too Canadian to pick our candidates.
Is the son of a Cuban citizen born in Canada an American?
Not to simple minded Americans living in the forgotten flyover country like me.
The son of a Cuban citizen born in Canada is an American if his mother is an American citizen - a daughter of Uncle Sam! That's why Ted Cruz qualifies.
If Ted Cruz runs and if he receives a majority of the electoral vote, he will become the President of the United States. So, get ready to reconsider your analysis of this issue.
And, by the way, if he runs, Cruz's strongest supporters will be those of us in the flyover country. We know an American when we see one.